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Features
Below are links to resources across the breadth of Cultural and
Political Ecology. Some of the
resources are historically relevant while others feature the contemporary
work of Cultural and Political Ecologists affiliated with CAPE.
Applied Biodiversity Research
A NSF-IGERT Program facilitating the
formation of interdisciplinary teams of doctoral students and faculty at
Texas A&M University with the aim of producing scientists prepared to
understand ecological functions of local ecosystems as well as the activities
and needs of surrounding communities in wider social, economic, and political
contexts.
Cultural
and Political Ecology at the AAG Century Mark
A discussion regarding the state of Cultural
and Political Ecology at the 100-year anniversary of the Association of
American Geographers.
Center for
Political Ecology
This is the homepage for the group that established the journal “Capitalism
Nature and Socialism.” There are
educational materials, project summaries, and an index of back issues of CNS.
GRAIN
An international non-governmental organization that promotes the sustainable
management and use of agricultural biodiversity based on people's control
over genetic resources and local knowledge.
IGERT-Applied Biodiversity
Science
An NSF initiative through Texas A&M to integrate biodiversity research
and conservation practice.
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
An organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota focused on international
agricultural trade policy.
Journal of Political
Ecology
A peer-reviewed journal organized by the Political Ecology Society, hosted by
Anthropologists at the University of Arizona.
Natural Hazards Center
The Natural Hazards Center is base at the University of Colorado and its mission
“is to advance and communicate knowledge on hazards mitigation and disaster
preparedness, response, and recovery.”
The Pelican Web
A web resource devoted to solidarity, sustainability, and non-violence.
PLECserv
PLECserv continues PLEC (People, Land Management and Ecosystem Conservation),
which was an international United Nations University project on biodiversity
management by small farmers. Each
PLECserv provides a summary of a selected recent paper on rural issues in the
developing countries, posted about once a month.
Science
and Democracy Network
The
Science and Democracy Network (SDN) was established in 2002 to enhance the
quality and significance of scholarship in science and technology studies
(STS) by training young professionals and by forging links between STS and
related fields of study and practice.
Southern Yucatán Peninsular
Region (SYPR) Project
A
multi-institutional project focusing on Land Cover Science.
Syllabus for Cultural
Ecology Seminar taught by Phil Porter and Connie Weil, 1995
An extensive list of seminal readings in Cultural and Political Ecology, both
articles and monographs.
United Nations Environment Programme
The mission of the UNEP is to “provide leadership and encourage partnership
in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations
and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of
future generations.”
Wikipedia entry on
Cultural Ecology
The pre-eminent, English-language wiki entry for the term “Cultural Ecology,”
extensive, dynamic, and often changing.
Wikipedia entry on
Political Ecology
The pre-eminent English-language wiki entry for the term “Political Ecology,”
dynamic, often changing, and in need of development. Go for it!
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